From: this@ddress.is.invalid   
      
   VanguardLH  wrote:   
   [...]   
   > Because my location was so far off, I have to wonder just how Microsoft   
   > finds my location other than IP geolocation which doesn't require a site   
   > to use Windows location services.  This is on a desktop PC.  No cellular   
   > radio to connect to a tower.  No GPS radio.  Just how is Windows   
   > location going to determine my location?  Doesn't seem it has anything   
   > with which to determine my location other than by IP geolocation.   
      
     AFAIK, Windows Location service exists so *any* program/'app' can try   
   to determine your location, i.e. not just web browsers,   
      
     And, as you've found, it can only do what is possible by the - mostly   
   hardware - features of your system. Contrary to populat belief, even   
   Microsoft/Windows can not do the impossible! :-)   
      
     So indeed, if your system doesn't have GPS, Wi-Fi, mobile connection,   
   etc, Windows location service can do only IP geolocation, with all its   
   inherent limits.   
      
     FWIW, for my Wi-Fi connected system with only a local account (i.e. no   
   location data sent to/from a Microsoft Account) and Location services On   
   and On for the app, the Weather app (mentioned by Paul) can not come up   
   with *any* location. Good!   
      
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